I found myself gravitating towards this film in my 'DVD collection' (currently consisting of 2) over the weekend. It's equal part heartbreaking and heartwarming. Snippets of the script I love most:
'Mirabelle Buttersfield moved from Vermont hoping to begin her life. And now she is stranded in the vast openness of LA. She keeps working to make connections, but the pile of near misses is starting to overwhelm her. What Mirabelle needs is an omniscient voice to illuminate and spotlight her and to inform everyone that this one has value, this one standing behind the counter in the glove department and to find her counterpart and bring him to her.'
'As Ray Porter watches Mirabelle walk away he feels a loss. How is it possible, he thinks, to miss a woman whom he kept at a distance so that when she was gone he would not miss her. Only then does he realize that wanting part of her and not all of her had hurt them both and how he cannot justify his actions except that... well... it was life.'PS. I so covet Mirabelle's wardrobe!
This poem suddenly popped into my head a few moments ago and I felt like sharing it (image via ffffound.com)
Yes – it's Tuesday again and I'm still going through a Tuesdays with Morrie phase, so here goes...
“Everyone knows they’re going to die,” he said again, “but nobody believes it. If we did, we would do things differently.” So we kid ourselves about death, I said. “Yes. But there’s a better approach. To know you’re going to die, and to be prepared for it at any time. That’s better. That way you can actually be more involved in your life while you’re living.” How can you ever be prepared to die? “Do what the Bhuddists do. Every day, have a little bird on your shoulder that asks, ‘Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?’” – Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom
"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in." His voice dropped to a whisper. "Let it come in. We think we don't deserve love, we think if we let it in, we'll become too soft. But a wise man named Levine said it right. He said, 'Love is the only rational act.' " – Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom
On the last day of August I look over my shoulder (i.e. the date of my last blog post) to confirm that I was able to step up to 3 out of 4 weeks of the challenge (exasperated sigh). I could elaborate on the reasons for this lack of discipline but will spare you the interesting details ;)...
Going forward I promise to try my best to post at least twice a week, scout's honour! To try and get the ball rolling again, I have appropriated some inspiration from others (image via ffffound.com).
(+ moving vehicle)… I nearly got escorted off the premises for snapping this one! They showed some mercy once I told them I'm a resident.
I found myself gravitating towards this film in my 'DVD collection' (currently consisting of 2) over the weekend. It's equal part heartbreaking and heartwarming. Snippets of the script I love most: 
